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My Journey Towards Promoting the Importance of Sanitation to Children through Puppetry

My Journey Towards Promoting the Importance of Sanitation to Children through Puppetry

      Margaux, a long-term volunteer (LTV) writes to us again about an awareness raising activity on sanitation she has been carrying out for children in the Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu.        “On 17th June 2014, I (Ms. Margaux, LTV volunteer working in Water and Sanitation with FSL-India) continued my journey towards promoting good hygienic methods towards achieving better sanitary conditions among children in Panchayat Union Primary School in Thenneri, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.    …

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Construction/Environment/Tibetan Culture in Dharamshala

Construction/Environment/Tibetan Culture in Dharamshala

          From the 3rd of March to the 23rd of March, we had two volunteers from the United States participate in a Construction/Environment/Tibetan Culture themed workcamp in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Even though it was a small group, our two team leaders aided the two international volunteers to achieve satisfaction and fulfilment that they sought through volunteerism.They actively took part in various activities including painting a school wall and black board, and educational drawing at Dharamkot Government…

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Social/Children/Culture workcamp in Jodhpur

Social/Children/Culture workcamp in Jodhpur

      In February 2014, four international volunteers from South Korea and the Netherlands joined two workcamp (WC) team leaders in Jodhpur, Rajasthan for a Social/Children/Culture themed WC. Almost 80 school children benefited from the activities of this WC.      All participants worked in the Samaj Shishu Shiksan Sansthan School; doing renovation and painting, as well as teaching basic English and Maths and carrying out sports activities and educational games.       Volunteers also put on an environmental awareness programme…

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Children’s Parliament in Kancheepuram District

Children’s Parliament in Kancheepuram District

            During the month of March, 2014, a Children’s Parliament was formed in the Panchayat Union Primary and Middle Schools to monitor and follow-up the activities of the 12th Happy Move Camp (HMC). The 8 villages that the Children’s Parliament is to monitor are Ayyamicheri, Thiruvankaranai, Uthukadu, Echoor, Senthamangalam, Thenneri, Shingadivakkam and Melottivakkam in the Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu.         Four committees were formed to monitor: Environment committee Water and Sanitation…

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